Building Highly Resilient Networks in Network Edge - Part 4 - Virtual Connections
This is the fourth and final part of a series of posts highlighting the best practices for customers who require highly resilient networks in Network Edge. This entry highlights how to build resilient Fabric Virtual Connections.
- Virtual connections allow NE devices to connect to CSPs, NSPs and ISPs as well as co-location
- The same logic still applies: the NE device plane determines which Fabric switch is used
- The VC connection workflow is very similar to the EVP-LAN workflow with some differences
- Customers that require VC link resiliency should create two or more VCs to their NE devices with each connection traversing the Primary and Secondary fabric switch
- Some CSPs like Azure require resiliency but most do not
- The Fabric portal allows connections to be created as redundant or single-legged
- The workflow is highlighted in the next few slides for both Redundant and Clustered devices
Redundant Devices
Clustered Devices
